Pros And Cons Of Beneficence

Beneficence is a guiding principle in nursing, an action performed, contributing to the welfare of others. Many individuals think of what is best for everybody. In this fast, dynamic, technological health care era, there are ethical dilemma that persists concerning the privacy issues, for example, guarding the personal information of a patient. Various security protocols are in place to prevent any misguided individuals from getting the information. Together with social justice, beneficence has multiple questions on how we can strengthen or bridge the limitations of health care informatics. According to Korhonen, Nordman, and Eriksson (2015), “possible consequences of the misunderstanding might be harmful or even catastrophic for the patients”